Thursday, July 4, 2013

4th of July but England's not celebrating!

Lorna again. Our second day in York has included a tour of York Minster Cathedral (who of you knows what a minster is? or why the space the choir sings in is spelled "quire"?).



Here is an early example of interfaith action in York: the crusaders (yes, that long ago!) brought back Islamic influences which they used in this stained glass window - geometric shapes instead of figures and images - which was donated by the Jewish Community for this Christian church!




Also a visit to the Sahara (dress shop) for an hour of browsing (only one of us bought), and an amazing Globe Theatre Company performance of a lesser known Shakespearean play, "The True Tragedy of the Duke of York," a.k.a. "Henry VI, Part 3" (the who's who made easier to figure out by the slashes of red or white paint on the faces of the contenders).

More questions for our followers:
What is being forbidden by the sign "No busking during school hours?"



What does "whip ma whop ma" mean and what is a gate as used in
"Whip Ma Whop Ma Gate"?

And, most important, which of these trends in mantle decorations should Kitty adopt?






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1 comment:

Charlene Lotd said...

Okay, I learned that "minster" comes from the word "monastery" and that a busker is a street musical performer so they don't want any of that going on during school hours! My guess is that it was Linda who bought something at the Sahara shop. She is still working! And is that mantle with all the stuff on it for real??? Wow!